My Left Foot (film)
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| My Left Foot | |
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 original movie poster |
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| Directed by | Jim Sheridan |
| Produced by | Noel Pearson |
| Written by | Christy Brown (book) Shane Connaughton Jim Sheridan |
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis Ray McAnally Brenda Fricker |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Distributed by | Granada Films (UK)
Miramax Films (U.S) |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1989 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £600,000 (unadjusted for inflation) |
| IMDb profile | |
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only move his left foot. The film also stars Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee and Cyril Cusack. It was adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Fricker). It was also nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
It also won the NYFCC Best Picture Award for 1989.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- Academy Awards:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)
- Best Director (Jim Sheridan)
- Best Picture
- Best Screenplay - Adapted (Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan)
- BAFTA Film Awards:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Best Supporting Actor (Ray McAnally)
- Best Film
- Best Makeup (Ken Jennings)
- Best Screenplay - Adapted (Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan)
- European Film Awards:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Golden Globe Awards:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)
- Independent Spirit Awards:
- Best Foreign Film
- London Film Critics:
- Actor of the Year (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Los Angeles Film Critics:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Fricker)
- National Film Critics:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- New York Film Critics:
- Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)
- Best Film
- Writers Guild of America (WGA):
- Best Screenplay - Adapted (Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan)
- Young Artist Awards:
- Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Best Young Supporting Actor - Motion Picture (Hugh O'Conor)
